Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You Vol. 04

Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You Vol. 04

An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy!

The new year starts strong for Sasaki when the beleaguered salaryman forgets his own birthday. But his days turn around when he meets Daigoro’s owner and discovers a new side of Tayama. Sasaki begins to realize the importance of the bond he shares with Tayama, even through her lighthearted teasing. This part of his life has become a collection of strange and gentle moments that he hopes never end, but will one night change everything?

Series Overview: Two tired workers light up and unwind together behind a supermarket. The middle-aged businessman Sasaki finds solace in his conversations with the trendy-looking Tayama, but when will he realize the young woman also wears another friendly, familiar mask?

Biographical Notes:

Jinushi is best known for being the author & artist of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Rokurei: Tenseishi Rinne Kuyakusho Dairokkan-bu Joreika Katsudouki, and Shinanu Shimatsu ni Sachi Kitaran.

Title Notes:

After launching as a Twitter comic in 2022, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You rapidly garnered a massive online following. The manga soon earned magazine publication in Japan, and it’s now one of the most popular series on the Manga UP! app.

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You won the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web category. The annual “This Manga Is Amazing!” guidebook in Japan also listed the series among its top 20 (#7) for male readers in 2023.

Readers who enjoy teasing-character manga like Teasing Master Takagi-san and Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible will appreciate the seinen twist on the genre. Fans of Aggretsuko and stories about frustrated workers at exploitive companies will also find solace in the rapport between Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You’s protagonists.

More details on Jinushi:

Jinushi’s Twitter

More works by Jinushi